1 Cent Pattern

Alderney's 2004 pattern coinage was produced as part of exploratory work surrounding potential decimal subdivision issues for the island, though the cent denomination was never adopted for circulation. Alderney, the northernmost of the main Channel Islands, operates under a distinct constitutional arrangement from Guernsey despite using Guernsey currency in practice — which partly explains why these pattern pieces exist at all rather than simply deferring to Guernsey's existing coinage infrastructure.

Patterns of this type were struck in limited numbers and distributed primarily to collectors through the island's issuing authority.